Cryogen spray cooling: Effects of droplet size and spray density on heat removal

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 103-112

  Pikkula, Brian M ^a   Torres, Jorge H ^a   Tunnell, James W ^a   Anvari, Bahman ^a  

^a Rice University   (United States)

Author keywords

Dermatology; Heat removal; Hypervascular lesions; Non ablative resurfacing; Port wine stain; Refrigerant atomization; Selective thermal injury

Indexed keywords

NORFLURANE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; DENSITY; DEVICE; EPIDERMIS; HEAT TRANSFER; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER SURGERY; NEBULIZATION; NEVUS FLAMMEUS; PARTICLE SIZE; PHANTOM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN INJURY; SKIN SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; BURNS; CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS, METHANE; CRYOTHERAPY; DERMATOLOGY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HEAT; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LASER SURGERY; PARTICLE SIZE; REFRIGERATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN DISEASES; SKIN TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0035097690     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.1024     Document Type: Article

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